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Bihar State Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Trade) Act, 2012 (Act No. 25 of 2012).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Bihar
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for protection of livelihood of urban street vendors and to regulate trade and services provided by street vendors to the public and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Vending Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 32 sections divided into eleven Chapters, provides for protection of livelihood of urban street vendors (persons engaged in vending of articles, goods, food items or merchandise of everyday use), and to regulate trade and services provided by street vendors to the public and for related matters. The Government shall frame a scheme which may specify the requirements to perform this activity, as follows: norms of spatial planning for earmarking vending zones or adequate space for street vendors in the related planning; principle for determination of vending zones; condition under which private places may be designated as vending zones by the Municipality; grant, renewal, suspension or cancellation of a registration certificate for street vendors; levy and collection of fees for the grant and renewal of a registration certificate and fines for contravention; terms and conditions of, allotment of stalls to the registered street vendors; grant, renewal, suspension or cancellation of a license; levy and collection of fees for licensing; terms and conditions for street vending including public health and hygiene, etc.

Full text
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